Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning

Element 1.1 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Learns about students Gathers additional data to Uses data from a variety of Uses data from multiple Uses comprehensive
through data provided by learn about individual formal and informal measures to make knowledge of students to
the school and/or students. sources to learn about adjustments to instruction make ongoing adjustments
assessments. students and guide selection and meet individual and accommodations in
of instructional strategies to identified learning needs. instruction.
meet diverse learning
Using knowledge of needs.
students to engage Students actively utilize a Students take ownership of
them in learning Some students may engage Students engage in single Student engage in learning variety of instructional their learning by choosing
in learning using lessons or sequence of through the use of strategies and technologies from a wide range of
instructional strategies lessons that include some adjustments in instruction in learning that ensure methods to further their
focused on the class as a adjustments based on to meet their needs. equitable access to the learning that are
whole. assessments. curriculum. responsive to their
learning needs.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
I use differentiated
learning, including
different forms of
technology in order to
facilitate all learning
styles and keep students
engaged.

For example, my
students use an
individual iPad to
complete a Google
Evidence
Slide as well as my
students who are still
learning from home,
virtually.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.2 Emerging
Develops awareness of
prior knowledge, culture,
backgrounds, life
experiences, and interests
represented among
Connecting learning students.
to students’ prior
knowledge,
backgrounds, life
experiences, and
interests Some students connect
learning activities to their
own lives.
Exploring
Uses gathered information
about students’ prior
knowledge, cultural
backgrounds, life
experiences, and interest to
support student learning.
Students participate in
single lessons or sequences
of lessons related to their
interests and experiences.
Applying
Uses school resources and
family contacts to expand
understanding of students’
prior knowledge, cultural
backgrounds, life
experiences, and interests to
connect to student learning.
Students make connections
between curriculum, and
their prior knowledge,
backgrounds, life
experiences, and interests.
Integrating
Integrates broad knowledge
of students and their
communities to inform
instruction.
Students are actively
engaged in curriculum,
which relates their prior
knowledge, experiences,
and interests within and
across learning activities.
Innovating
Develops and
systematically uses
extensive information
regarding students’ cultural
backgrounds, prior
knowledge, life
experiences, and interests.
Students can articulate the
relevance and impact of
lessons on their lives and
society.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Before starting a new My students all
lesson with my class I complete a
ask my students for Family Tree
prior knowledge of the Project where
topic. As a class we they have the
discuss the topic opportunity to
during the teach the class
more about
introduction. I ask to
their families
relate the topic to their
culture, and
family lives and
traditions as
background. For
well as how a
example, when family tree
introducing a new works.
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about people in history,
I began with
introducing that the
month was Hispanic
Heritage Month. We
discussed what that
means and why we
celebrate
accomplishments this
month of those people
in history who were/
are Hispanic.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.3 Emerging
Uses real-life connections
during instruction as
identified to curriculum.
Connecting subject
matter to meaningful,
real-life contexts
Some students relate
subject matter to real-life.
Evidence
Exploring Applying Integrating
Explore using additional Integrates connections from Integrates connections to
real-life connections to subject matter to meaningful, real-life
subject matter in single meaningful, real-life contexts in planning subject
lessons or sequence of contexts, including those matter instruction and is
lessons to support specific to students’ family responsive during
understanding. and community. instruction to engage
students in relating to
subject matter.
Students make use of real- Students utilize real-life Students actively engage in
life connections provided connections regularly to making and using real-life
in single lessons or develop understandings of connections to subject
sequence of lessons to subject matter. matter to extend their
support understanding of understanding.
subject matter.
As the teacher I ensure
that my lessons
connect to real-life
situations so students
can relate better to the
new topic. For
example, in
Mathematics I have
students use their
addition and
subtraction skills to
budget a birthday
party. It is very simple
task but students are
engaged and involved
in the “planning”
while doing math at
the same time.
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Innovating
Engages student in actively
making connections to
relevant, meaningful, and
real-life contexts
throughout subject matter
instruction.
Students routinely
integrate subject matter
into their own thinking and
make relevant applications
of subject matter during
learning activities.
I always try to best
relate my lessons
to real-life
connections so
they can
understand the
lesson further. For
example, I have
my students
budget out
expenses of a
family dinner that
they would
potentially cook
for their family,
teaching them
addition/
subtraction and
finances.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.4 Emerging
Uses instructional
strategies, resources, and
technologies as provided by
school and/or district.
Using a variety of
instructional
strategies, resources,
and technologies to
meet students’ diverse Some students participate
learning needs in instructional strategies,
using resources and
technologies provided.
Exploring
Explores additional
instructional strategies,
resources, and technologies
in single lessons or
sequence of lessons to meet
students’ diverse learning
needs.
Students participate in
single lessons or sequence
of lessons related to their
interests and experiences.
Applying
Utilizes a variety of
strategies including
culturally responsive
pedagogy, resources, and
technologies during
ongoing instruction to
meet students’ diverse
learning needs.
Students participate in
instruction using strategies,
resources, and technologies
matched to their learning
needs.
Integrating
Creates, adapts, and
integrates a broad range of
strategies, resources, and
technologies into
instruction designed to
meet students’ diverse
learning needs.
Students actively engage in
instruction and make use of
a variety of targeted
strategies, resources, and
technologies to meet their
individual students needs.
Innovating
Refines the flexible use of
an extensive repertoire of
strategies, resources, and
technologies to meet
students’ diverse learning
needs.
Students take
responsibilities for using a
wide range of strategies,
resources, and technologies
that successfully advance
their learning.
Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Being that we have `
been in distance
learning for over a
year and now hybrid I
have adapted my
teaching pedagogy and
style to better guide
my students in not
only showing what
they learned
Evidence academically but also
learning technological
skills at the same time.
For example, I have
my students present
their own work
through Google Slides
to one another via
hybrid models.
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Element 1.5 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating

Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Asks questions that focus Includes questions in single Guide students to think Supports students to initiate Facilitates systematic
on factual knowledge and lessons or a sequence of critically through use of critical thinking through opportunities for student to
comprehension. lessons that require questioning strategies, independently developing apply critical thinking by
students to recall, interpret, posing/solving problems, questions, posing problems designing structured
and think critically. and reflection on issues and reflecting on multiple inquiries into complex
in content. perspectives. problems.
Promoting critical
thinking though Students respond to varied Students pose problems and
inquiry, problem Some students respond to questions or tasks designed Students respond to construct questions of their Students pose and answer a
solving, and reflection questions regarding facts to promote comprehension questions and problems own to support inquiries wide-range of complex
and comprehension. and critical thinking in posed by the teacher and into content. questions and problems,
single lessons or a begin to pose and solve reflect, and communicate
sequence of lessons. problems of their own understandings based on in
related to the content. depth analysis of content
learning.

In my math lesson
students may
complete challenge
problems if finished
early. Students then
work in small groups
to create their own
math problems to
question the other
Evidence students in their
group.
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Standard 1 CSTP: Engaging and Supporting All Students in Learning
Element 1.6 Emerging Exploring Applying Integrating Innovating
Implements lessons Seeks to clarify instruction Makes ongoing Adjusts strategies during Makes adjustments to
following curriculum and learning activities to adjustments to instruction instruction based on the extend learning
guidelines. support student based on observation of ongoing monitoring of opportunities and provide
understanding. student engagement and individual student needs for assistance to students in
regular checks for assistance, support, or mastering the concepts
Monitoring student understanding. challenge. flexibly and effectively.
learning and adjusting
instruction while Students monitor their
teaching. Some students receive Students receive assistance Students successfully Students are able to progress in learning and
individual assistance during individually or in small participate and stay articulate their level of provide information to
instruction. groups during instruction. engaged in learning understanding and use teacher that informs
activities. teacher guidance to meet adjustments in instruction.
their needs during
instruction.

I use a “Levels of
Understanding” chart
that students will use
to self-assess their
understanding on a
new topic/standard.
The students will show
me a number on their
fingers or input the
Evidence number in the chat box
of how comfortable
they feel with the
lesson just taught. The
rating is a scale from 1
to 4.
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